Dr. Bhupathiraju Somaraju
MBBS, MD, DM (Cardiology)
Cardiologist
Specializations
- Cardiologist
Qualifications
- MBBS - Guntur Medical College - 1970 - Guntur - India
- MD - Cardiology - Guntur Medical College - 1974 - Guntur - India
- DM - Cardiology - PGIMER - 1978 - Chandigarh - India
Experiences
- Assistant Professor in Cardiology Osmania Medical college - Hyderabad - 1979 - 1984
- Professor & Head of Dept. Cardiology & Dean NIMS - Hyderabad - 1984 - 1993
- Chief and Senior Consultant Cardiology CARE Hospitals
- Chief and Senior Consultant Cardiology AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad - 2020 - Currently Working
Registrations
- 6339 Andhra Pradesh Medical Council 1973
Awards and Recognitions
- Honored by Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences on National science Day 1997.
- Asian Innovation Award in 1998 by The Far Eastern Economic Review.
- Andreas Gruentzig Memorial Award 1998.
- Conferred the 8th Yudhvir memorial award by the Yudhvir foundation for outstanding contribution to cardiac Medicare
- "Padma Shri" by Govt. of India 2001.
- Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences-2002
- Randomized Study of Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty Vs Surgical Closed Open Mitral Valvotomy – Immediate and long term results
- Both the above trials are conducted in collaboration with Dept. of Cardiology - Wayne State university- Detroit- MI- U.S.A.
- Dietary correlation’s with lipid profiles in patients with and without Coronary Artery Disease in Indian Population
- Phase-III Clinical Investigation of E.B.Sideri’s Button Device for Closure of Arterial Septal Defects and patent ductus arteriosus (Incollaboration with Prof.E.B.Sideri’s- University of Athens- Greece and University of Texas Tech.U.S.A.)
- Indigenous development of Cardiovascular Catheters i.e.Diagnostic Catheters- Coronary Angioplasty Balloon Catheters Valvuloplasty Balloon Catheters in Collaboration with Defence Materials & Stores Research & Development Establishment (DMSRDE) - Kanpur
- Indigenous development of external and implantable pacemakers in collaboration with Research Centre Imarat (RCI) - Hyderabad
- Development of indigenous Coronary Stent in association with Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory Centre (DMRL)- Hyderabad
- Development of PC based Cardiac Stress Test System in association with Defence Bio-Engineering & Electromedical Laboratory (DEBEL)- Bangalore
- Percutaneous Balloon versus Surgical closed Commissurotomy for Mitral Stenosis- A prospective- randomized trial: Circulation- Vol 83- No.4- April 1991. PMID: 2013139
- Percutaneous Balloon Valvuloplasty in Mirror-Image Dextrocardia and Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis: Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis- October 1993. PMID: 8221866
- Thrombolysis in LVF
Memberships
- Cardiological Society of India
- Association of Physicians of India
- Chief Co-ordinator PTCA Registry since 1997
- Executive Member- PTCA Registry- India. In-Charge Central Zone.
- Examiner for DM Cardiology at Kasturba Medical College - Manipal
- Examiner for DM Cardiology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences - New Delhi
- Member - Society for Biomedical Technology (SBMT) and Co-Chairman- Programme Management Board
- Former Member Editorial Advisory for Interventional Cardiology - Indian Heart Journal
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Practice Location
Plot No 2/3/4/5
Survey No 136/1, Mindspace Road
Gachibowli, Hyderabad.
Fee : ₹ 600
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| Mon - Sat | 10:00 am - 12:00 noon |
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